Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That's compared with 4,266 ...

For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis ...

Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

The first day of school is just days away in Haywood County, and health officials are keeping a close watch on a summertime outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The county has ...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The ...

As the country wrestles for control of an ongoing measles outbreak, cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, are rising precipitously. There have been 8,485 cases of whooping cough ...

Two new laboratory-confirmed cases of the highly contagious Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough reported this week brings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. - Meredith Newlove/CDC/AP For the second year in a ...